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GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO, uhxntffl*. ■ " -y ■■■ .....' j'■ ■■eu. • THE GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS THE OFFICIAL PRINT SHOP OF GRADY COUNTY. D. L. WILLIAMS, Editor AfcD Proprietor Entered na matter of the second class at the Cairo, Georgia, Post Offlco, under the Act of March 3rd,' 1879. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE; $1.00 a Year; 60 cents for 0 Months; 26 cents for Three Months our legitimate places of business are concerned that* there can be no charge brought of law violation. There will continue to be viola tions that will make it necessary for particular diligence on the part of our authorities, but with the at mosphere cleared on ns have indi cated above it will make the detec tion of those other violations much easier. Our boys are worth at least this much. ADVERTISING RATES: Most Reasonable and Made Known Upon Application. Cairo should have sewerage. Bo sure to voto for bonds in March Will Cairo over have a Board of Trade? Cairo needs some of its streets widened. It will be absolutely necessary one of these days and it will be a lot easier to do now. A permanent street commission with at least advisory power might prove a helpful body in the town. Such matters as the change of the side walk grade levels, the wide ning of certain streets and like questions would give them some knotty problems to untangle, i School News The peril of the grade crossing he per continues to receive attention all over the country. Cairo has about the worst one of the lot and de mands that something be done to lessen the peril that is daily a me nace to life there. A Viaduct is the best solution we think but nt any rate let something be done. At first thought'it is not going to be a popular suggestion in this county but wo ought to have a bond issuo for the building of permanent concrete bridges over our streams It will save_us money in the long run. Borrowing money at low rate of interest to make permanent ini' provements, ought not to frighten anyone. Begin to think about bonds. itself should be sufficient reason, leaving.out of consideration alto gether the economic gains that nro come from having sewerage in our town. But those who arc inclined to place a money value oil every matter should also be most heartily in favor of having sewer age installed in the town for the reason that we have reached the point in our development where we will have to stand still and even go backwards if we do not progress, and it is easily understood that we will keep progressive citizens who might come among us from doing so we fnibto provide those improve ments that are looked for in a de sirable toivn in which to live. As wo have peviously called at tention to, there is a particular de sirability in offering a bond issue at this time because we can be as sured of a good premium on their selling prico. Another good reason for having them sold early and the work promptly begun is that the expenditure of the amount of the bonds in the town this summer will stimulate all lines of business. We are glad that the City Council arc soon to make the call for the election and we earnestly hope that they will carry without opposition and that work will soon be under way for putting ih this much needed' improvement in our town. roll Cairo should have a feed mill of sufficient capacity to grind all., the surplus feed crops that will be to put on the market next fall. This does not menu that we should not have more of the plantation mills that arc being put in here and there over the county, but we need n big central mill to which can be brought any kind of load of feed stuff to liavo converted into a choice qual ity of feed. WARE OUR BOYS WORTH? It is well for every farmer to re solve to follow closely the plans for growing cotton that have been followed with success by the farm ers in those sections where the boll weevil has been for some time, but even at that they must not count too snnguinely on making a full crop of cotton. It will be the wiser thing to cut tho acreage in cotton to the very lowest notch and then plant plenty of other crops to make good the lack of cotton. The Federal Farm Loan System offers an opportunity to our farm ers to own their own farms that should be taken advantage of. A National Farm Loan Association may be formed-by ten or more pci 1 -, sons who desire loans, of not less than $20,000. TO BONO OR NOT NOT TO BOND We are informed thdt a call will soon be made by the City Council for a bond election in March to pro vide for the installing of a sewerage •system for Cairo. This matter of sewerage for Cairo is one of such importance and one that seems to us so clearly a "need that we believe that when this election is called that the response is going to-be al most a unanimimous vote in favor of the bonds. We think that Cairo has clearly outgrown tiro time when she can afford longer to do Without a sewerage system. In the first place we beliovo that the health of the citizens of the town depends to tv considerable degree on whether or not sewerage is' put in. This in In viow of some rccciit occurren ccs in Cairo we have found our selves wondering if those .most di rectly concerned with them have ever stopped to consider the effect of these practices on the boys and young men of the county whose habits and character arc not yet fixed. We believe that if in a quiet and sober moment these -men would consider this point.that there would bo such a cleaning up and overhauling of certain practices that there could never be a recur rence of the unfortunate practices that have been brought to light this week. Granting even that a law is un just'one therer is never any justifi- catibn' for a flagrant violation of that law, but when in addition to the violation of a law as such there is taken in consideration the fact that there is being spread an evil influence, it seems to us that all that is needed to correct the mat ter is for those .responsible to be made to seriously realize just what they are doing. In a spirit of kindness wo call upon all our business places to which any suspicious now attaches in regard to violations of any of state or city laws to.lift themselves absolutely away from such suspi cions. )Ye.do not believe that you will lose any dollars by so doing and certainly it will be infinitely more to your credit. Grady county citizens are on tho whole law abid ing and it is not gilm full support to legitimate business. Wc arc the friends of every busi ness house in Cairo but we do insist that instead of efforts to evade any of our laws that they accept them into and help to > make our town what it should be, a clean town. If there is a disposition to do so ways can be found to contin ue the same things'that have been going on,.but wc do not believe that this "disposition is going to. exist-. Wc believe that we have come to the parting of the ways and that henceforth that'-so far os The following is the honor for the month of December; Tenth grade—William Wight and Powell Jones. Ninth grade—Grace Vnnlanjl- inghnm and Ina Ledford. Eight grade—George Forester, Burton Wight, George Wight and Alva Williq Seventh grade—Loulic Forester, Sixth grade—Lucile Bennett, Annie Peacock, Hattie Dannclly, Osa Rich, Willis Wnrncll. Hugh Lane Lawson, Howard Bnggctt, and Wendell Wight. Fifth grade—Jim Wood, Kate Sanders, Vuida Smith and Virgil Gates. Fourth grade—Enice Blackman, Montinc Bennett, Madge Butt, Vida Jordan, Mac Walker, Martha Poulk, Margaret Wight, Francis Forester, Dc Wit Ponder, and- Earl Ray. Third grade—Florinc Griffin, Buryi Higdon, Beatrice Johnson, Donin Montgomery,. Vallie Tyus, Carrie Wight, and Louisa Wight. Second grade—Margaret Bell. Estelle Blackman, Melvin Han cock. Reva Cook, Mac Hart, Jack Hart, Floyd Searcy, Ethel Ray and John Peacock. First grade—Nannie Mac Craw ford Fannie Mae Gibson, Francis Kelley, Louisa Ledford, Grace Muggridgc, Carson Jordan, Law rence Kelley, Winfield Lawson and John Walsh. Wc were very glad to have with us last Friday morning Mr. Harris from the Georgia Industrial. Home. He conducted the chapel exercises and afterward gave a very inter esting and intertuining.talk on the Orphan’s Home. Mrs. Bryan who has been absen t for neariy two weeks »on account of sickness is back at school again Wo are all glad that she is able to resume her regular school duties. A game of basket ball was play ed in Bainbridgo lust Friday after noon at 3-30 o’clock between the teams of Cairo and Bainbridgo High SchoK The score was twenty-two to seventeen in favor of Bainbridgo. Although the score was against us we do not feel that wc were beaten so badly. In our game with Bainbridgo last, year the score was forty and fourteen in their favor. Our team • is con stantly improving and when • Bain- bridge comes to Cairo in ihe near future wc hope to be able to win the game. Great interest is being taken- in the library since the new books have arrived. There arc now about one hundred and fifty new volnmes. Among these are stories of history, biographies, classics, children stories and fiction. These books arc being read too. In the past two weeks, about one hun dred and forty-five books have been taken out by the students. For better necomidntion, the lib rary has been moved to a larger vacant room in the new ' building. The tenth grade had a class meeting lest Wednesday and elect ed class officers. Louie Powell was elected President, Lueilc .Ieffnrcs, Vice president'and ICiah Pope, Secretary and Treasurer. One ^ At last we are in position to supply you a Ford car as soon as you want it. We have been keeping right in behind the p||. matter until we have succeeded in getting our shipments close enough togeather that if you will act promptly you can P^j get a car from those now on hand. Come in and let us sell you a Ford, they are the Car of Service, rate m ©.« SUfekSS Rural Credits * sociation Called Grady County’s Largest Store” The farmers who are interested in the formation of a National As sociation under the act of Congress authorizing the loaning of money to farmers arc invited to meet at the court house, in Cairo, on Sat urday, February 10th at 10-30 A. M. J. B. Bentley, Secretary. Grist Mill and Feed Grinder I have installed on my farm a Grist Mill and Feed Grinder and will do custom grinding each Friday. Will grind Velvet Beans, Oats, Corn in car, shucked or shuck corn for feed. Toll, one eighth for both bread corn and feed stuff. W. B. Roddcnbery. Slate of Ohio, City of 'Toltifio, I Lucas Gouiily, \ * j5< .T. Cliquey mal.es oath Hint 1 senior partner of the flrn\ of F. J. Chcn'oy am f To- nfuivsuid, and of ONIS . doirif? bus! IcUb; County and that snhl firm will pay tlu _ ^ HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ... cry case of Catarrh that eannot bo euvr.il by tlia use cf HALL'S CATARRH CUUE. ; . FRANK J. CHENEY/ Sworn to before me and nubscrlbed in my presence, lids 6lh day of December, (Seal) A. W. GLEASON. • iNotary Public. Hall g Catnrrn Cure .3 taken Internally and ncta directly upon the blood and mu cous nui-faceb of Ihe system. Send for testimonials, free. Tnko Hall's Fam?l.V nils for Toledo, O. ^onoUpatlon. Ready ^ade School Clothes for the Kiddies, Dresses, Middies for Children and Ladies .. • ’ For Soys—Ready made Waists, and. Blouses, Knee Pants, the strong kind. «*>a- For the Boys and Gids'-shoes that will wear and stand rough service. Olivei Why not. plan to grow a lot of fcecl stuff Ibis year witli the idea of getting more largoly into the stock business next year. It is a mistake to buy improved stock without having a good supply of feed on hand to give them the proper rations. A dry, hacking cough is hard on tho lungs, often causing them to bleed. BALLARD’S HO-RE- IIOJJND SYRUP is a healing balm that quickly repairs damage in th'c lungs and air phssngcs. Price 25c, 50c and SI.00 per bottle. Sold by Wight & Browne, Hog and Chickens Cholera Remedy ' For $5.00' will furniah you a Family Right Certificate. Uncle Billie Shivers Remedy for-20 years and a,success. RUB - MY - TISM—Antiseptic, Relieves Rueumatisin, Sprains, Neuralgia, etc. Break 1 your Cold or La , Grippe with a few dose of 666. 200. Oak St„. Atlanta, 6a.